Santa Anita Park host the first-ever Charity 1/ST Handicapping Challenge for the 2020 Autumn Meet!

This invitation-only contest will begin with 16 participants on two teams that will compete head-to-head in an elimination-style tournament comprising of 4 total rounds, for the crown of Charity Champion. The player’s bankrolls, provided by Santa Anita Park, will be donated to CARMA!

Details:

Players will participate each day in a handicapping seminar that will be hosted by Jeff “Chappy” Chapman and George Ortuzar.

When: Every Tournament Day at 10:30 AM PST (full calendar for Schedule)

Where: Online on our Santa Anita Park Live Stream Page

What: In these seminars, the players (8 players will be representing Team Chappy and 8 players will be representing Team George O) will discuss their selections for the contest.

Missed our Live Stream? Watch all of the show replays below or on our Santa Anita Park YouTube Page!

Tournament Schedule:

See the full calendar for Schedule.

• Round 1: Opening Day Friday, September 25th-Saturday, October 10th
• Round 2: Sunday, October 11th-Saturday, October 17th
• Round 3: Sunday, October 18th-Friday, October 23rd
• Championship Round: Saturday, October 24th

Tournament Format:

• Each player will start with a $300 bankroll provided by Santa Anita Park
• Each player will have to wager those funds via 1/ST Bet as follows:
  • $100 Win Bet
  • $100 Exacta
  • $100 Daily Double
• The player with the most money at the end of each round will move on, while the other is eliminated.
• Bankrolls do not carry over to subsequent rounds.
• Tiebreaker will decide a winner if both players end up with the same final amount.
• All monies won by the players will be donated to charity.

Players Bets – Friday, September 25th

Michelle Yu (Team Chappy)

• Race 1: $100 Win 5
• Race 5: $50 Exacta Box 1,9
• Race 6: $50 Daily Double 2/4,7

Darwin Vizcaya (Team George O)

• Race 4: $100 Win 4
• Race 6: $50 Daily Double 2,7/7
• Race 6: $50 Exacta Box 2,7

Saturday, September 26th

Jason Portuondo (Team George O)

• Race 2: $100 Daily Double 4/1
• Race 6: $50 Exacta Box 3,4
• Race 8: $100 Win 4

Seminar Skip (Team Chappy)

• Race 8: $50 Daily Double 2,8/3
• Race 10: $100 Exacta 2-5
• Race 10: $100 Win 2

Sunday, September 27th

Jason Avila (Team Chappy)

• Race 3: $50 Exacta 5 w/ 6,7
• Race 6: $100 Win 5
• Race 6: $50 Daily Double 5/2,9

Scotty McKeever (Team George O)

• Race 6: $50 Daily Double 2/6,8
• Race 6: $50 Exacta Box 2,5
• Race 6: $100 Win 2

Friday, October 2nd

Craig Kaufman (Team George O)

• Race 3: $100 Win 1
• Race 3: $50 Daily Double 1/1,7
• Race 3: $50 Exacta Box 1,2

Ryan Flanders (Team Chappy)

• Race 1: $100 Win 8
• Race 2: $100 Daily Double 7/1
• Race 3: $50 Exacta 1 w/ 3,4

Saturday, October 3rd

Tyler Hoffman (Team Chappy)

• Race 2: $100 Win 1
• Race 2: $50 Daily Double 1/4,5
• Race 8: $50 Exacta 7 w/ 1,6

Gabriel Vartanian (Team George O)

• Race 4: $50 Exacta 5 w/ 1,3
• Race 7: $100 Win 1
• Race 8: $50 Daily Double 7/4,5

Sunday, October 4th

Claudia Spadaro (Team George O)

• Race 4: $50 Daily Double 3,6/3
• Race 5: $100 Win 3
• Race 10: $50 Exacta Box 6,8

Gino Buccola (Team Chappy)

• Race 1: $100 Win 5
• Race 7: $100 Daily Double 6/2
• Race 9: $50 Exacta Box 1,10

Friday, October 9th

Joe Moran (Team Chappy)

• Race 1: $100 Win 3
• Race 3: $50 Daily Double 1/6,7
• Race 8: $50 Exacta 5 w/ 3,4

Christopher Ado (Team George O)

• Race 7: $50 Daily Double 8/5,7
• Race 7: $50 Exacta Box 5,8
• Race 7: $100 Win 8

Saturday, October 10th

Don Chatlos (Team George O)

• Race 3: $100 Daily Double 5/8
• Race 4: $100 Exacta 8-2
• Race 4: $100 Win 8

Dave Weaver (Team Chappy)

• Race 3: $50 Daily Double 5/1,2
• Race 6: $100 Win 3
• Race 7: $50 Exacta 2 w/ 1,3

Sunday, October 11th

Ryan Flanders (Team Chappy)

• Race 3: $100 Win 1
• Race 3: $100 Daily Double 1/1
• Race 8: $100 Exacta 9-5

Michelle Yu (Team George O)

• Race 3: $100 Win 1
• Race 3: $50 Daily Double 1,3/1
• Race 8: $50 Exacta Box 8,9

Monday, October 12th

Tyler Hoffman (Team George O)

• Race 6: $100 Win 3
• Race 7: $50 Daily Double 3,4/3
• Race 8: $50 Exacta Box 1,3

Jason Avila (Team Chappy)

• Race 1: $50 Exacta 8 w/ 1,4
• Race 7: $50 Daily Double 3,4/8
• Race 8: $100 Win 8

Friday, October 16th

Dave Weaver (Team Chappy)

• Race 1: $50 Daily Double 5/4,5
• Race 5: $100 Win 3
• Race 6: $50 Exacta Box 3,6

Claudia Spadaro (Team George O)

• Race 5: $50 Exacta Box 1,4
• Race 5: $100 Win 1
• Race 6: $50 Daily Double 2/1,3

Saturday, October 17th

Christopher Ado (Team George O)

• Race 2: $50 Daily Double 6/1,2
• Race 3: $50 Exacta Box 1,2
• Race 3: $100 Win 1

Seminar Skip (Team Chappy)

• Race 5: $50 Daily Double 2,5/6
• Race 8: $50 Exacta Box 2,7
• Race 10: $100 Win 5

Sunday, October 18th

Dave Weaver (Team Chappy)

• Race 2: $100 Exacta 2-3
• Race 2: $50 Daily Double 2,3/2
• Race 9: $100 Win 9

Michelle Yu (Team George O)

• Race 1: $50 Daily Double 4,7/2
• Race 6: $100 Win 6
• Race 7: $50 Exacta Box 1,4

Friday, October 23rd

Christopher Ado (Team George O)

• Race 2: $100 Daily Double 5/6
• Race 3: $50 Exacta Box 2,6
• Race 3: $100 Win 6

Tyler Hoffman (Team Chappy)

• Race 4: $50 Daily Double 2,6/6
• Race 5: $100 Win 6
• Race 5: $50 Exacta 6 w/ 2,4

Saturday, October 24th

Dave Weaver (Team Chappy)

• Race 2: $50 Daily Double 6/3,4
• Race 6: $100 Win 7
• Race 8: $100 Exacta 3-5

Tyler Hoffman (Team George O)

• Race 8: $50 Exacta Box 1,5
• Race 9: $50 Daily Double 6,7/3
• Race 9: $100 Win 7